Thesaurus results for PREDISPOSING

predisposing

verb

present participle of predispose

as in influencing

formal to cause (someone) to be more likely to behave in a particular way or to be affected by a particular condition Past experiences have predisposed her to distrust people. Researchers have identified a gene that may predispose some people to the disease.

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Founders will notice hesitation, enthusiasm, chemistry, confidence, uncertainty, who’s influencing the room, whether the customer is actually excited.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
How Craig plays will go a long way in influencing TCU’s entire season.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of influencing

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Barron’s reported in mid-July that Keim tied himself to Mohamed Coulibaly, who allegedly authored a scam to cheat NFL players out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by persuading them to invest in fake Shopify stores.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Explaining what the information means—and persuading people to act on it—becomes more valuable.

— Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of persuading

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Warner’s deal with Suno appears to also require at least some degree of artist opt-in, and in general, convincing artists and managers may prove to be a challenge.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026
The play opens with Leontes convincing himself that a pregnant Hermione has been sleeping with his friend Polixenes, the king of Bohemia (played by Gilbert Owuor).

— Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026

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